After Austin, Aspen, Houston and tony Montecito, Clark’s Oyster Bar has opened its second California location in downtown Menlo Park.

The restaurant group knocked down the walls between Menlo Bazaar and Ann’s Coffee Shop, which closed after 75 years, to combine and reimagine both spaces. It’s a reminder that the present tense continues to pave over the past at a steady, persistent and sometimes alarming pace.

The new look conjures a vision of Ralph Lauren’s America, where summer days offer endless opportunities for a wide variety of nautical amusements. The lacquered wooden bar shines like the hull of a docked and well-tended yacht. The coveted booths and counter stools are upholstered like the colors of gemstones, in garnet and sapphire. Just inside the front door, tiny fish swim lazily

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